Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thursday launched an archive of U.S. political ads that appear on the world's largest social network, showing who paid for them and other details, after an outcry over Russians' alleged purchase of such ads during the 2016 elections. Facebook, which has 2.2 billion monthly active users, pledged seven months ago to create a cache, saying on the eve of U.S. congressional hearings that it wanted to increase transparency about its role in political advertising. Digital services such as Facebook, Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google and YouTube have upended how political campaigns reach voters in many countries because of their power at targeting ads at narrow audiences and their low cost compared to television ads.

Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thursday launched an archive of U.S. political ads that appear on the world's largest social network, showing who paid for them and other details, after an outcry over Russians' alleged purchase of such ads during the 2016 elections. Facebook, which has 2.2 billion monthly active users, pledged seven months ago to create a cache, saying on the eve of U.S. congressional hearings that it wanted to increase transparency about its role in political advertising. Digital services such as Facebook, Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google and YouTube have upended how political campaigns reach voters in many countries because of their power at targeting ads at narrow audiences and their low cost compared to television ads.

Facebook is forcing political advertisers to properly identify and label their ads. Political advertisers on Twitter have to certify that they're living in the U.S. Both companies are trying to close the many loopholes that were exploited ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

If you’re an internet user, chances are you’ve recently been getting heaps of emails and notifications from your favorite apps and newsletters you might not even remember signing up for, asking you to opt in to keep getting marketing emails. Facebook is no exception. Facebook has been showing pop-up messages to EU citizens about how…

U.S. tech giants shouldn't have a problem meeting Europe's new data privacy standards, but it's going to cost them. and scores of other U.S. tech firms have been busy changing their data policies and communicating with users to comply with the European Union's General Data Privacy Regulation, or GDPR, which goes into effect on May 25. Unlike retailers and banks, tech companies are well-equipped to adapt to the new rules, said AT Kearney principal Rajesh John.

Facebook said Thursday it will not compensate users in the scandal over the misuse of their personal data by political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The answers were promised after testimony earlier this week by CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Brussels had left EU lawmakers frustrated about a lack of responses. Cambridge Analytica used the data of millions of Facebook users to target ads during political campaigns, including allegedly the U.S. presidential vote.